Endangered Languages: Ikema
Posted by Alex on September 25, 2009 under Language Study, Translation News | 
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On the Island of Miyako in Japan, there is a smaller island that connects to Miyako called Ikema. This island is known for its isolation and it once flourishing bonito fishing.
There are about 800 inhabitants and a majority of them are elderly individuals. The inhabitants of this island have their own specific dialect that a native, standard-Japanese speaker would consider unintelligible. The dialect is called Ikema…
